LOCAL MARKET PRICES.
Laery and Co., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., George Thomas and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., and A. Pope and Co., Ltd., report present values as follows:— Chinese gooseberries, 6s to 9s half-case; passion fruit, 10s to 14s 9d half-case; tree tomatoes, 8s to lis 3d half-case; tomatoes, hothouse, 9d to Is 6d a lb; grapefruit, N.Z., 6s to 10s bushel case; potatoes, 4s to 6s 6d cwt; onions, 6s to 10s cental bag; kumeras, 8s to 13s sugar bag; cabbage, 4s 6d to 9s sack; lettuce, 2s 6d to 4 S 6d case; sprouts, 10s to 12s sugar bag; cauliflowers, 6s to 10s 3d sack; silver beet, Is to 2s 3d case; spinach, 4s to 7s 6d case; marrows, Is 6d to 3s 6d case; pumpkins, 3s to 10s sack; carrots, 2s to 5s case; swedes, 3s to 4s 6d case; parsnips, 2s 6d to 4s 6d case; beetroot, Is 6d to 3s 6d case; leeks, 4s to 7s 3d case; celery, 6s to 15s case; rhubarb, 10s to 17s dozen bunches. .
Market Gardeners, Ltd., of Wellington, announce values of fruit and vegetables sold yesterday:—Tomatoes, 10s to 14s; Chinese gooseberries, 4s to 7s; tree tomatoes, 6s to 10s, all a box; hothouse tomatoes, 2s Id a lb; marmalade oranges, 4s to 9s a bushel; leeks, 10s to 12s; beetroot, 2s; carrots, Is 6d
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 3, 3 July 1940, Page 10
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232LOCAL MARKET PRICES. Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 3, 3 July 1940, Page 10
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